#855BA3#855BA3

#855BA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.117 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BA3
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 163)
HSL	hsl(275, 28%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 31.18, -32.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 44.97, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.0752 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.117 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0236, 15.1134, 36.5056)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BA3 #79A35B

analogous

#615BA3 #855BA3 #A35B9D

triadic

#855BA3 #A3855B #5BA385

tetradic

#855BA3 #A3615B #79A35B #5B9DA3

square

#855BA3 #A3615B #79A35B #5B9DA3

split-complementary

#855BA3 #9DA35B #5BA361

monochromatic

#452F54 #65457C #855BA3 #A282B9 #BFA9CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#855BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#855BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BA3

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BA3	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.117 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8abe',
    500: '#855ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ba3;
$custom-light: #aa8abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 28.346,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54536,
    "c": 0.11734,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BA3

secondary

#AABD9D

accent

#C5638C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BA3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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